Editing Larry Gelbart (section)

===Early life===
Gelbart was born in Chicago, Illinois, to [[Jewish]] immigrants Harry Gelbart, "a barber since his half of a childhood in [[Latvia]],"<ref name="LaughingMatters">{{cite book | last=Gelbart | first=Larry | title=Laughing Matters: On Writing MASH, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things | location=New York | publisher=Random House | year=1998 | isbn=0-679-42945-X }}</ref> and Frieda Sturner, from what is now [[Dąbrowa Górnicza]] (Poland), who migrated to the United States. Larry Gelbart had a sister, Marcia Gelbart Walkenstein.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

His family later moved to Los Angeles and he attended [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]]. Drafted into the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] near the end of [[World War II]], Gelbart worked for the [[American Forces Network#History|Armed Forces Radio Service]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-larry-gelbart12-2009sep12,0,2812430.story#axzz2u5iBIuLR |title=Larry Gelbart dies at 81; 'MASH' writer - Los Angeles Times |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 25, 1928 |access-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref> Attaining the rank of sergeant, Gelbart was honorably discharged after serving 1 year and 11 days. Those last 11 days prevented Gelbart from being drafted for service during the [[Korean War]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbq6-sLPUyc "M.A.S.H" creator Larry Gelbart on his army days.] ''[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] Foundation: The Interviews'' via [[YouTube]]. Retrieved November 2, 2019.</ref>